Mount Rose Weather Observatory
Mount Rose Weather Observatory Overview
Two miles to the northwest of this point lies Mt. Rose.
In 1905, Dr. James Edward Church, of the University of Nevada, established one of America’s first high-altitude meteorological observatories on this summit.
Category
Event, Person
Marker Type
Blue
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Mount Rose Weather Observatory is Nevada Historical Marker #230.
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County
GPS Coordinates
39.313053 -119.897332
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
Two miles to the northwest of this point lies Mt. Rose. On the 10,778 foot summit, Dr. James Edward church of the University of Nevada established one of America’s first high-altitude meteorological observatories on June 29, 1905. At the observatory, he carried out his famed snow studies and developed the modern science of snow survey. Dr. Church’s Nevada system of snow survey is used throughout the world today to predict seasonal water flow from precipitation stored as snow pack. In his honor, the north summit of Mt. Rose has been named “Church Peak.”
NEVADA STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 230
DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY
WASHOE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NEVADA CORRAL, WESTERNERS INTERNATIONAL
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Mount Rose Weather Observatory